I would be a bit concerened with the issues with the concrete before making it pretty .The bed along the driveway needs to be much bigger if you want boxwoods there at all.So I guess the red line and please ditch the white rocks .

Where are you so we know if snow and salt, shade are issues to consider. I agree with Patricia about white rocks and don't use red mulch eirher. You drew the curve nicely. I would like to see a pair of columnar evergreens flanking the entrance. If the shrubs in the lawn in the distance are yours, I'd like to see thwm anchored in a bed with a unified ground cover or additional shrubs added to make it an integrated screen ratber than individual specimens popping up in the lawn.

Oh no no Beverly with the squiggles!

You want to plant them far enough from the edge to get good growth without hanging into walkway. You have them quite close. Plan for future. They grow slowly, so you may prefer to start with larger plants. Read up on the growth habits of the variety of boxwood you plant. Boxwoods can grow from 2 to 8 feet wide and 2 to 20 feet tall. We have managed ours successfully for many years. We spray with anti-dessicant before winter, treat any disease immediately, water during dry weather, and brush off heavy snow in winter.

I’m in Spokane Washington and am using black mulch!

The garden along the house is a little curved but didn’t think it would look good along the sidewalk and really couldn’t find many photos to reference so I just played it safe with the straight border.

I used this as reference for spacing but could be wrong

I accidentally voted when looking at your sketches so disregard.

I don’t like the idea of boxwoods at all. Much too large for this small yard.

The plants that are in the bed along the cement are just creeping phlox that I can easily move but I guess i could plant them over on the other side.

Having spent 20+ years wacking back the overgrown boxwoods the original owner planted, i would never plant a hedge of them along the drive and walkway. If your street is busy a hedge along the city sidewalk could be useful but expect love letter from the city every time the leaves over grow the edge. I would fill the curvy border with low growing plants like Ajuga, thyme or other fragrant herbs

A lot of over reacting re: the size of the boxwoods. Several cultivars can be maintained as a 1 foot by 1 foot hedge with only periodic pruning (once, maybe twice, a year), as most types grow as slow as molasses.

You are perfectly fine with them sited and spaced just as you have them!!

Keep the border soft and allow the green yard to show through. No hedge for me.

thanks garden gal, the max height for the boxwoods I have is mature at 2 fee…

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Maybe later, with rebuilt steps, extra parking, native plants on the slope--and a couple of boxwood hedges. :)

Straight - with no chaser. Those white rocks look cheap. If you want to do rocks, then you really need to build them up to look a bit more sophisticated.

Holy Smokes!!! Simply natural that’s amazing?!? how did you do that?!

We’ve had years of experience with boxwood, and gardengal is 100% correct.

I would fill the narrow grass area with spaced flat concrete squares…with a pea gravel border around the squares..to ..in effect..widen the driveway and eliminate any maintenance or watering in that area..you can park..walk..or even add a few planters to that area …as another option..depending on how you wish or need to use the space

I personally stay away from broad flat concrete areas…as it is not aesthetic..and tends to crack over time..

However if you like the look… just have the slab scored to hopefully avoid breaking…or cracking